Manager, People Operations

Ohr; Colorado; Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Ohr invites a Manager, People Operations to build the people infrastructure for its Colorado headquarters and a growing national team. The six-month temp role aims to convert to a permanent position in 2027, with hybrid work in Greater Denver/Boulder and eventual onsite presence.

You will own end-to-end employee lifecycle, stand up the Colorado worksite, manage PEO relationships, and partner with leadership to scale people operations as Ohr expands.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in people operations or HR generalist roles
• Colorado multi-state compliance experience preferred
• Hands-on PEO, benefits, and payroll administration
• Meticulous, process-minded, with good judgment
• Clear communicator trusted by colleagues
• Familiar with modern HR tools and AI/automation
• Based in Greater Denver/Boulder area or willing to commute

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end people operations including onboarding, offboarding, records, HRIS admin
• Stand up the Colorado worksite and policies for ~50 local hires by mid-2027
• Administer the PEO relationship for payroll, benefits, and enrollment
• Coordinate multi-state requirements for remote/hybrid workforce
• Act as HRBP to managers and employees on performance and policy
• Build scalable processes and systems as headcount grows

Skills

People operations

HRBP experience

Multi-state compliance

PEO administration

Payroll administration

Strong communicator

AI & automation

Denver/Boulder resident

Education

SHRM-CP or PHR

Tools

TriNet or similar PEO

HRIS

Payroll systems

Job description

The future must be created.

01 The role | 6-Month Temporary Position, with Intent to Convert

Chemistry is the invisible layer of all critical industries, and the old supply chain is being weaponized. We don't refine petroleum. We create the molecules that matter most — from the atom up.

Backed by $40MM in Series A funding, Ohr is building its new headquarters in Greater Denver-Boulder, Colorado, and we are seeking a Manager, People Operations to build the people infrastructure that a new worksite and growing national team require. You will own end-to-end people operations and support managers and employees across our Colorado headquarters and remote workforce nationwide, working hand in hand with the Head of People & Talent to establish our Colorado worksite and onboard roughly 50 local hires by mid-2027. This is a 6-month temporary engagement designed to convert. Once the facility is open and running, this role is intended to become a permanent full-time position based in our Colorado space in 2027.

The kind of people this work demands

Our mission demands more than great science. It requires a particular kind of team — visionary builders, hustlers, scientists, operators. Together, we carry both the technical depth to make the chemistry work and the commercial instinct to make the business thrive. People are our engine. Collaboration is our multiplier.

02 What you'll design and build

• Own people operations: Run the employee lifecycle end to end, including onboarding, offboarding, employee records, HRIS administration, and day-to-day employee support
• Stand up the Colorado worksite: Partner with the Head of People & Talent to establish the policies, programs, postings, leave practices, and people operations required for our new Colorado headquarters, preparing the site to onboard ~50 local hires through Q2–Q3 2027
• Administer the PEO relationship: Serve as Ohr's primary operator within our PEO for payroll, benefits administration, open enrollment, and employee inquiries
• Manage multi-state people operations: Coordinate requirements across our remote and hybrid workforce, including state registrations, leave, pay transparency, and policy alignment, partnering with our PEO and outside experts as needed
• Serve as HRBP: Be a trusted partner to managers and employees on performance, employee relations, policy interpretation, and workplace questions, with sound judgment and discretion
• Build systems that scale: Document and improve people processes so they hold up as headcount grows

03 What you bring with you

• 5+ years in people operations or HR generalist roles, with HRBP experience in a startup or hyper-growth company
• Working knowledge of multi-state employment compliance, with Colorado experience strongly preferred
• Hands-on experience administering a PEO (TriNet or similar), benefits, and payroll
• Meticulous and process-minded, with the judgment to handle sensitive matters well
• A warm, direct communicator who people trust
• Fluent with modern HR tools, and comfortable using AI and automation to work more effectively
• Based in the Greater Denver / Boulder area, or willing to commute

Additive

• Experience opening a new worksite or supporting a company through a relocation
• Experience in life sciences, chemistry, or manufacturing environments
• SHRM-CP, PHR, or similar

04 Working requirements

Ability to work hybrid in the Greater Denver / Boulder area now, and regularly onsite at our Colorado headquarters once open. Ability to travel locally using a personal vehicle as needed.

05 Compensation & benefits

$48–$58/hr during the temp term; $90K–$110K base + equity on conversion. Final compensation will be determined based on skills, experience, and qualifications.

Eligible for Ohr's benefits through our PEO, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k), and paid time off, upon conversion to permanent employment, subject to plan eligibility and waiting periods.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Ohr is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About Ohr

We are the integrators of industrial alchemy. Ohr exists because the molecules that matter most deserve a better origin story. Welcome to Creationary Chemistry™.

Our chemistry is not abstract. It powers rockets, secures industries, and sustains societies. We measure success not just by immediate impact, but by the durable, clean, and scalable systems we deploy. From rocket-grade fuels and highly stable energetics to rare-earth extractants, we use biocatalysis and primordial chemistry to create carbon chains of desirable length and shape, eliminating the environmental and geopolitical risks of oil and its refining.

With early revenue, we've already demonstrated key technical milestones across our initial product suite and are now focused on scaling toward production and real-world deployment. Creationary Chemistry™ offers a generational opportunity to build small, distributed chemical generators instead of billion-dollar refineries.

Be a creationary.